Crytek FarCry 1.33	Source: Ubisoft

Real-time editing, bump mapping, static lights, network system, integrated physics system, shaders, shadows, and a dynamic music system are just some of the state of-the-art features that the CryENGINE offers. The game was set to Ultra quality and the Ubisoft's Regulator and Training demos were run.

CryTek FarCry 1.33:
UQ Regulator 1024x768:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	115.87
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	117.69
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	124.21
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	118.75
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	122.88
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	110.03
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	102.56
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	126.13
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 650/2000	124.83
UQ Training 1024x768:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	131.43
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	130.58
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	137.25
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	129.18
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	134.36
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	119.26
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	108.29
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	137.81
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 650/2000	137.94
UQ Regulator 1600x1200:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	108.28
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	94.26
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	122.19
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	117.08
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	112.5
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	66.06
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	56.36
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	119.11
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 650/2000	121.226
UQ Training 1600x1200:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	120.36
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	106.7
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	136.02
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	129.1
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	120.3
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	71.5
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	60.04
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	131.12
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 650/2000	134

At a resolution of 1024x768, pretty much any videocard can fill the void... now when we turn up to a higher resolution, the lower end videocards fall by the wayside. FarCry is not powerful enough though to seperate the DirectX 9 and 10 hardware. Overclocking does not boost the Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC's overall framerate much.

Ubisoft Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 1.08	Source: Ubisoft

State of the art graphics and sound technology collide to produce the most breathtaking gaming experience on any console. Advanced physics modeling enables rag doll physics, particle effects, and Seamlessly dynamic environments.

Ubisoft Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 1.08
1024x768 SM1:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	139.885792
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	64.443943
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	199.735253
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	178.469615
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	144.763566
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	70.675839
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	60.732844
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	196.231297
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 650/2000	198.872184
1600x1200 SM1:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	87.584383
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	106.88449
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	159.620465
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	118.73259
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	83.9432
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	38.890503
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	32.680666
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	123.64561
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 650/2000	138.105859
1024x768 SM3:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	112.278394
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	82.984486
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	174.862607
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	151.834762
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	112.126407
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	53.555388
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	44.737425
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	139.046478
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 650/2000	152.72541
1600x1200 SM3:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	64.317715
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	45.692169
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	98.310611
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	85.479555
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	59.896527
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	27.516977
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	22.531252
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	73.352521
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 650/2000	81.7456836

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory results are certainly interesting. A single Foxconn GeForce 8800GTS 320MB videocard is not quite able to trump a GeForce 7950GX2 (running in SLI mind you) however it's able to outdo a GeForce 7900GTX by a healthy margin. Overclocking does boost framerates nicely. If the game you're playing is too slow perhaps it's time to overclock?